The River Runs Through It :: February 2020

NOW OPEN: Registration is now open for LAUSD Professional Development Workshop, “The River Runs Through It: Charles Lummis and the Culture of the Arroyo Seco” scheduled for two Saturdays, February 8 and 22, 2020.

The River Runs Through It for teachers and professional staff (nurses and psychologists are among attendees) of grades TK through 12, is an educational experience that encourages the use of experiential learning to help foster community through a Sense of Place.On day one of the two-day, place-based education workshop participants interact with professional experts in wilderness education and advocacy, at the Lummis Home and Garden and experience the Los Angeles River with Friends of the Los Angeles River.

On day two, the teachers learn from knowledgeable docents how historic preservation affects homeowners and the community. At the historic Southwest Museum, they are guided through the pottery exhibit by an archivist and the Lummis exhibit by an archaeologist. They end the day creating soap stone amulets with a Tongva elder as they learn stories and songs with a Chumash/Tatavia chief and song leader.The workshop is conducted by retired LAUSD teacher, Carmela Gomes and Cesar Chavez Learning Academy teacher/artist Grace McCormack.

To receive one point credit for the workshop, teachers are required to use the information they acquire to create lessons for their classrooms that reflect the concept of a sense of place to support the curriculum for their discipline.

Workshop fee is still just $85.00. 

Registration form and schedule available online at www.LummisDay.org 

Registration closes February 5, 2020.

For more information: Carmela Gomes, gomescarmela@gmail.com

• Download Registration Application here.

• Download Schedule here. 

• Download Workshop Flyer here.